What is $sodium acetate$ $"sodium acetate"$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-01-15T18:22:02

Well, certainly there is a sodium acetate, that has the formula $H_{3} C - C (= O) O^{-} N a^{+}$ $H_3C-C(=O)O^(-)Na^+$

Acetic acid, $H_{3} C - C (= O) O H$ $H_3C-C(=O)OH$ , reacts with sodium hydroxide to give sodium acetate:

$H_{3} C - C (= O) O H + N a O H \to H_{3} C - C (= O) O^{-} N a^{+} + H_{2} O$ $H_3C-C(=O)OH + NaOH rarr H_3C-C(=O)O^(-)Na^(+) + H_2O$

What is sodium acetate"sodium acetate"?